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waterhorse (NY)
New to the forum. Here is our question. We have a home that already has about a 180 foot well. It has served us and our barnful of horses for 20 years. We are now selling the house but have placed a camper that we need a water source for for 3 months of the year in the summer. We are about 200 ft away from the well. Is there a way to T off our well and be able to keep our electric separate. Would it be more economical to just have another well drilled. We tried the shallow well thing and we think we went past our water source so we are looking for another way.
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Author:
ev607797 (VA)
What if you just put a meter on your tap and pay the new owner an agreed-upon amount for the water that you use?
---Ed---
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Author:
North Carolina Plumber (NC)
Having another well drilled is the most expensive way to do it. I have installed 2 pumps in the same well with each pump receiving power from 2 seperate sources. I've installed seperate meters on the same well so each house would know how much water they've used and can divide the bill. If you only need to use it 3 months I'd suggest you either pay a flat fee for use of the well, or supply power to the well for the duration of your needs.
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Author:
jblanche (WI)
The fairest way would be to meter the circuit powering the pump and meter both water lines. Each of you has their own seal on each meter. Meet up to read meters. Pay them the apportioned cost for the pump's electricity, plus proportional markup to defray their cost to maintain and repair the pump, pressure tank and other equipment. Or, agree to pay for usage and pay separate proportional assessments when service is required.
It might be cheaper to just pay something like half their electric bill for those three months, however.
Things to think about ...
How will you ensure the well usage agreement survives multiple property transfers?
Will you retain ownership of the land on which the well is located?
How will rates be set, and how will future disputes be settled?
What if a new well or other substantial investment is needed?
How will such an agreement affect the value of both properties?
When service or improvement is needed, who chooses the contractor, and how do both parties ensure that the contractor is not kicking back money to the other party ... or that the contractor is not one party's brother-in-law ... and so on.
None of that is a big deal if you don't mind having a property with no water. 
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Links to the State of Wisconsin Plumbing Code:
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Author:
hj
IT could be done, but it would take a competent electrician to do it. You need two power feeds from the houses and two pump control switches. The switch would operate a "lock out" relay which would turn the pump on, but interupt the other one until your system was satisfied.
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